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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Jun 5.
Published in final edited form as: J Biomech Eng. 2005 Dec;127(7):1185–1194. doi: 10.1115/1.2073668

Fig. 8.

Fig. 8

Thinner plaque cap leads to higher stress level: quantitative study. (a) Stress-P 1 in plaque with thicker cap; (b) maximum of stress- P 1 appeared at the plaque cap when cap thickness was reduced to 0.02 mm; (c) maximal values of stress-P 1 increases almost exponentially when cap thickness decreases. Eleven cases were simulated using the 70% modified plaque sample with cap thickness adjusted incrementally from 0.02 to 0.42 mm. P in =90–150 mm Hg, P out =20 mm Hg. Only the stress values at P in =150 mm Hg are shown.